Nos. 67 Through 71: GirlsGoneSports.net and Their Opinions

These hot female bloggers know their sports. So we asked what sport trends they'll be following this year.

Sep 20, 2007

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One's name is Mandy and the other is Lauren. Their photos are above, although we're not sure which one is which. Mandy lists "videos of cats attacking people" as an interest; Lauren once did a forty-five-second keg stand. On their blog, girlsgonesports.net, they write about sports like someone just buzzed enough to be entertaining -- a guy at the bar who knows his stuff and is also funny. Only it's not a guy. We asked them to identify three trends they're watching.

No. 68: The Player to Watch in '08

Every NFL season, one player manages to electrify us on the field and mesmerize us off it. The regulars -- Pacman Jones, Michael Vick, Tank Johnson -- are all out of the competition. So who is the player to watch this season? Our eye is on Brady Quinn, the Browns' rookie quarterback. Brady Quinn: 36 records shattered at Notre Dame, 29 wins as their starter, 11,742 career yards, 95 career touchdowns. (And don't forget one highly questionable sexuality!) Originally touted as the NFL's next great quarterback, somewhere along the way Brady Quinn decided that, more than accolades, respect, and money, he just wanted to make a giant ass of himself. And somewhere between his fall to the twenty-second overall pick and being photographed dressed as a member of the Village People, Brady Quinn has managed to capture the hearts of sports fans everywhere. So what if you've seen the excruciating five-minute video of him onstage at a Poison concert singing "Nothin' but a Good Time," clapping offbeat and spazzing out? So what if he's the Tom Cruise of professional football? It's hard to hate on a guy like Brady Quinn. But will he single-handedly drag the Browns out of obscurity? Or will he crash and burn, keeping Cleveland fans in the innermost circle of football hell?

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No. 69: Rooting for Fans

Sports are sucking right now. We know. But there's a silver lining on all the dismalness (drugs, dogfighting, A-Rod, etc.). We hereby proclaim 2008 the Year of the Pissed-Off Fan. That means better fights in the stands, more creatively vicious heckling, and all-around better action among the fans than on the field. Today's fan isn't some sign-making face painter. When we go to games these days, it's a maelstrom of super spirit! Death chants, battery wielders, full body painting, and strip -- er, cheerleaders, are all part of the circus. Little of interest occurs on the playing surface.

We never pass up an opportunity to degrade whichever opposing team enters our holy place of fandom. Especially San Antonio. After a particularly disappointing game last season, we were waiting for some friends to finish in the ladies' room, booing every Spurs-jersey wearer who came across our path. We were in Dallas, so there were plenty to yell at. One chick thought it would be a good idea to respond in kind. She'll never make that mistake again. The fun is back!

No. 70: Reality Shows for Men

We're calling it: Extreme reality shows -- where people, mostly men, are actually in danger -- will push out the current, tired lineup of singers, spellers, and lock-ins, and migrate from cable to network for all to see. Here, a handy list of what good shit will replace what bad shit.

The Amazing Race >> Ice Road Truckers What's more amazing: racing to predetermined destinations for a game show, or racing a rig across a frozen lake with only three feet of ice between you and death?

The Bachelor >> CheatersCheaters host Joey Greco was once stabbed by an angry dude while filming. There.

Survivor >> Survivorman Les Stroud, the Survivorman, sees your scripted "survivor" show and raises you no cameramen, one fish-stabbing stick, and a protein bar. Not for him to eat. For him to use as bait to catch rats to eat.

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The Real World >> Deadliest Catch Instead of a posh house, the men are stuck on a crab-fishing boat in the Bering Sea. Fewer drunken hookups, more men overboard.

Landscapers' Challenge >> Man vs. Wild Put Man vs. Wild's Bear Grylls on Landscapers' Challenge and he would uproot trees with his bare hands, mow the lawn with his teeth, and still have the energy to bang both of us until we couldn't walk.

This story is part of our second annual register of emerging ideas, trends, discoveries, products, people, and obscene gestures you should know about before everyone else does.

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